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REAL ESTATE (DEPARTMENT OF)

The California Department of Real Estate enforces real estate laws to protect consumers in the sale or lease of real property. The Department qualifies applicants for real estate licenses, promotes professional and ethical standards in real estate brokerage, and regulates the sale or lease of subdivided property and property securities, investigates complaints involving unlicensed activities or unlawful activities of real estate licensees and land subdividers.

Complaint jurisdiction:

Unfair, misleading, or fraudulent treatment by a licensee in any real estate or business transaction.